wasbella102:

Drawing on a stock of more than 6,000 colors of thread, a nun repairs a tapestry designed by Raphael, in which Peter receives the keys to the church from Christ. —From the National Geographic book Inside the Vatican, 1991

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lauramcphee:

Femme à l’ours, c1920s (Emilio Sommariva)

(Source: piasa.auction.fr, via thegiftsoflife)

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head to toe„

theyroaredvintage:

Bathing costume, 1916.

(Source: olosta)

rrosehobart:

Nina Payne by Studio Manassé, c1920s

: pinterest.com/extrovirtual/out-of-order

mudwerks:

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midorio:

“From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity”—Edvard Munch 

(Source: fywes)

wehadfacesthen:

Theda Bara, 1917, publicity shot for Cleopatra

(Source: julia-loves-bette-davis, via alabaster1)

thegiftsoflife:

Dolores Costello, 1928

This is what I’ve been looking for„„Recycling old sweaters and yarns is one of my project. 

unconsumption:

The National Center for Craft and Design has selected the un-knitting machine as one of the best student design projects of 2012. This highly unusual bicycle, designed to help recycle unwanted woolen clothes, unravels any clothing item back into its pre-knitted form.

The starting point for the project came from the discovery that some charity shops devote hours to unravelling home-knitted jumpers.

The un-knitting machine … sits on a chair pedaling and wool passes through steam coming out of a kettle before being collected on a spindle. The yarn can then be collected and sold in neat piles. 

Watch a video here:

(via Converted Bicycle Unravels Old Sweaters To Knit Something New - PSFK)

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noonesnemesis:

Winter issue

International Textiles

Rene Gruau

1962

(via BERGÈRE LÉGÈRE, A JEANNE LANVIN DAY DRESS OF WHITE ORGANZA | 1926 | Costume, Textiles & Fans Auction | 1920s, fashion | Christie’s)